My Family Tree Workbook


Book Description

Explains how to create a family tree, discussing getting started and conducting genealogical research




Beginning Genealogy


Book Description

Interest in family history is at its highest. Young people want to know where they came from, as well as the people who built their family and their country. Beginning Genealogy provides readers the basics of genealogy to get them started on their way to building their very own family tree. What can you learn from your last name? How does a family tree work and what can a person learn from it? Why would a person want to learn about his or her heritage? These are all questions that a budding genealogist asks and Beginning Genealogy provides the answers. Readers explore their own and other people's pasts, creating an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that built this nation. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.




Genealogy for the First Time


Book Description

Designed to inspire and encourage, this comprehensive guide offers a basic introduction to the primary methods and sources used in genealogy work. It shows how to organize and evaluate readily available information, such as documents and photographs, and explores fundamental research techniques such as keeping a research log, interviewing relatives, making charts, citing sources, and using the Internet. Find out how to utilize more advanced methods to obtain information from census reports to cemeteries and more. Suggestions are included for preserving, displaying, and using the findings, along with plenty of photographs, charts, and lists.




31 Days to Better Genealogy


Book Description

Crow believes that family history is an exploration not only of the past, but also of ourselves. She shares her favorite tips, tricks, and resources for discovering your family history-- and having fun while you do it!




Finding Your Family on the Internet


Book Description

Beginner's guide to finding your family history online. --back cover.




Ancestors


Book Description

A companion to the PBS television series: Ancestors, a ten-part series celebrating the significance of family history.




The Complete Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program


Book Description

A guide to conducting genealogical research, focusing on the role of electronic databases, computer programs, and Internet resources in revolutionizing the process of tracing family histories. Includes charts, forms, exercises, Web site addresses, and bibliographies.




Watkins, a Beginning Genealogy


Book Description

Edwards Watkins (ca. 1664-ca. 1701) lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, California and elsewhere.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy


Book Description

A complete guide to researching genealogical questions online explains how to find records by using the Internet, how to create a home page for oneself, software and hardware needs, available genealogical Web sites, and more. The book covers the basics of both gathering family data and online searches.




Ancestry magazine


Book Description

Ancestry magazine focuses on genealogy for today’s family historian, with tips for using Ancestry.com, advice from family history experts, and success stories from genealogists across the globe. Regular features include “Found!” by Megan Smolenyak, reader-submitted heritage recipes, Howard Wolinsky’s tech-driven “NextGen,” feature articles, a timeline, how-to tips for Family Tree Maker, and insider insight to new tools and records at Ancestry.com. Ancestry magazine is published 6 times yearly by Ancestry Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com.